Debadging My Wheels

I must admit that debadging my BRZ has been an amusing experience. 

Custom Seat Covers by Iggee

A couple of weeks ago I ordered some simulated leather custom seat covers from Iggee in Southern California, so I thought I would share my experience with you.

Great BRZ / GT86 Video

Insightful, excellently filmed.

BRZ — some simple and affordable upgrades

Luckily, the stock BRZ is a beautiful car.  Before it arrived I had all kinds of plans about what I was going to do, but that changed once it was delivered.  Next week I’m having my stereo system upgraded and I think that will be the end of my upgrades for the time being. But here are six affordable upgrades to think about.

1.  I installed this upgrade on day one.

I found it on Amazon in Germany and it is actually listed as being for a Renault, but it has three adaptors and one fits the BRZ.  It only costs €4.90 and 90 cents for postage.  Now I should mention that I don’t listen to the radio in the car, so I can’t comment on the reception, but I do get radio signals, so it seems to work fine (for my purposes at least.)

Here it is installed and I placed the original next to it for comparison.

2. We realized right away that no one would ever be able to sit in the back seat, and decided to think of our BRZ as a two-seater. 

Summer Tires — Which is right for you?

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In 2013 the German Automobile Club did in-depth testing of several tires in the class 225/45 R 17 W/Y.  Above are the tires which they gave a rating of “Good.”  No tire received a “Very Good” overall rating.

Noise, an alternative way to get rid of it

The BRZ is not a quiet car by any stretch of the imagination.  It is, after all, a sports car —

BRZ / GT86 Noise Reduction – Great Tip

There are times when the roar of the engine is a lot of fun, but lets be honest, the BRZ / GT86 is not a particularly quiet ride.  Here is a way to quiet your cabin in seconds.  It costs virtually nothing and can be reversed in seconds.

Subaru wins Motor Talk’s Most Satistfied Customers survey. This is Germany’s largest autoblog. Here’s a link to the original in German, use Google translate if you’d like to read it.

Consumer Reports — Most Fun to Drive Cars

Performance Tires – Better Performance?

If you’re in the market for performance enhancement, or you need new tires, the video above is well worth watching.  Read the accompanying Road & Track article here.